Judicial processing of defendants
Processing of criminal defendants in the United States, including data from Federal, State, juvenile, and military courts is detailed in Section 5. Cases filed, terminated, and pending in courts; defendants prosecuted, convicted and sentenced; types and lengths of sentences imposed; and appeals are among the topics included.
Juvenile courts
Characteristics of juvenile offenders
- Characteristics of juvenile offenders in cases disposed by juvenile courts, by type of offense, United States
- Type of offense in cases disposed by juvenile courts, by characteristics of juvenile offenders, United States
Dispositions
- Juvenile court case outcomes, by characteristics of juvenile offenders and type of offense, United States
- Juvenile court case outcomes, by type of offense and race of juvenile offender, United States
Large county courts
Characteristics of felony defendants
- Characteristics of felony defendants in the 75 largest counties, by arrest charge, United States
Convictions of felony defendants
- Adjudication outcome for felony defendants in the 75 largest counties, by arrest charge, United States
- Conviction offense of felony defendants in the 75 largest counties, United States
- Conviction charge probability for felony defendants in the 75 largest counties, United States 2006
Felony defendants, number
- Arrest offense of felony defendants in the 75 largest counties, United States
Pretrial processing of felony defendants
- Felony defendants released before or detained until case disposition in the 75 largest counties, by arrest charge, United States
- Type of pretrial release or detention of felony defendants in the 75 largest counties, by arrest charge, United States
- Released felony defendants charged with misconduct and rearrested in the 75 largest counties, by arrest charge, United States
Prior convictions of felony defendants
- Prior felony convictions of felony defendants in the 75 largest counties, by arrest charge, United States
- Prior convictions of felony defendants in the 75 largest counties, by arrest charge, United States
Sentencing of felony defendants
- Type of sentence received by convicted defendants in the 75 largest counties, by conviction offense, United States
- Length of prison sentence received by felony defendants in the 75 largest counties, by conviction offense, United States
State courts
Characteristics of defendants
- Characteristics of felony offenders convicted in State courts, by offense, United States
- Percent distribution of characteristics of felony offenders convicted in State courts, by offense, United States
Convictions, sentences per 100 arrests
- Felony convictions and sentences and rate per 100 arrests, by offense, United States 2004
Felons sentenced to additional penalties
- Felons sentenced to additional penalties by State courts, by offense and type of penalty, United States
Felony convictions
- Felony convictions in State courts, by offense, United States
- Felony convictions in State courts, by offense and method of conviction, United States
- Percent distribution of felony convictions in State courts, by offense and method of conviction, United States
Sentences imposed
- Felony sentences imposed by State courts, by offense, United States
- Percent distribution of felony sentences imposed by State courts, by offense, United States
- Mean and median maximum length of felony sentences imposed by State courts, by offense, United States
Time to sentencing
- Time between arrest and sentencing for felons convicted in State courts, by offense, United States
U.S. Courts of Appeals
Appeals filed, terminated, and pending
- Appeals commenced, terminated, and pending, and judgeships authorized in U.S. Courts of Appeals 1982-2010
- Appeals from U.S. District Courts filed in U.S. Courts of Appeals, by nature of suit or offense 1980, 1985, 1990-2010
U.S. District Courts
Antitrust cases filed
- Antitrust cases filed in U.S. District Courts, by type of case 1975-2010
Cases filed, terminated, and pending
- Criminal cases commenced, terminated, and pending, and judgeships authorized in U.S. District Courts 1982-2010
- Criminal cases filed, terminated, and pending in U.S. District Courts 1955-2010
- Criminal cases filed in U.S. District Courts, by offense fiscal years 2001-2010
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Criminal cases filed, terminated, and pending in U.S. District Courts, by type of offense, circuit, and district
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Case dispositions, convictions
- Criminal defendants disposed of in U.S. District Courts, by type of disposition 1945-2010
- Defendants disposed of in U.S. District Courts, by offense and type of disposition
- Criminal defendants disposed of in U.S. District Courts, by offense and type of disposition
- Disposition of cases terminated in U.S. District Courts, by offense, United States
- Federal defendants convicted in U.S. District Courts, by offense and characteristics, United States
Defendants detained
- Defendants detained by U.S. District Courts, by circuit and district
Drug law violators, case dispositions and sentences
- Defendants charged with violation of drug laws in U.S. District Courts, by type of disposition 1945-2010
- Defendants sentenced for violation of drug laws in U.S. District Courts, by type and length of sentence 1945-2010
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Drug offenders sentenced in U.S. District Courts under the U.S. Sentencing Commission guidelines, by offender characteristics, mode of conviction, and drug offense
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Pretrial release and detention
- Federal defendants released or detained prior to trial in U.S. District Courts, by offense, United States
- Federal pretrial detention hearings and defendants ordered detained in U.S. District Courts, by characteristics, United States
- Federal defendants released or detained prior to trial in U.S. District Courts, by characteristics, United States
- Behavior of Federal defendants released prior to trial in U.S. District Courts, by offense, type of release, and characteristics, United States
Prisoner petitions
- Petitions filed in U.S. District Courts by Federal and State prisoners, by type of petition 1977-2010
Sentences imposed
- Criminal defendants sentenced in U.S. District Courts, by type and length of sentence 1945-2010
- Defendants sentenced in U.S. District Courts, by offense, and type and length of sentence
- Criminal defendants sentenced in U.S. District Courts, by offense, and type and length of sentence
- Sentences imposed in cases terminated in U.S. District Courts, by offense, United States
- Federal offenders sentenced to incarceration in U.S. District Courts, by offense and characteristics, United States
- Mean and median length of sentences imposed on Federal offenders sentenced to incarceration in U.S. District Courts, by offense and characteristics, United States
Time to disposition of cases
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Length of civil and criminal trials completed in U.S. District Courts, by circuit and district
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Median amount of time from filing to disposition of criminal defendants in U.S. District Courts, by method of disposition, and circuit and district
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U.S. Magistrate Courts
Defendants filed and terminated
- Defendants in criminal cases filed and terminated by U.S. attorneys in U.S. Magistrate Courts, United States 1992-2010
U.S. Sentencing Commission guideline cases
Chracteristics of offenders sentenced
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Offenders sentenced in U.S. District Courts under the U.S. Sentencing Commission guidelines, by primary offense, sex, race, and ethnicity
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Offenders sentenced in U.S. District Courts under the U.S. Sentencing Commission guidelines, by primary offense and age
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Offenders sentenced in U.S. District Courts under the U.S. Sentencing Commission guidelines, by primary offense and education level
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Citizens and non-citizens sentenced
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U.S. citizens and non-U.S. citizens sentenced in U.S. District Courts under the U.S. Sentencing Commission guidelines, by primary offense
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Departures from guidelines
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Sentences within and departing from U.S. Sentencing Commission guidelines in U.S. District Courts, by primary offense
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Plea versus trial
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Mode of conviction in U.S. District Courts for U.S. Sentencing Commission guideline cases, by primary offense
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Sentence type and length
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Sentences imposed in U.S. District Courts under the U.S. Sentencing Commission guidelines, by primary offense and type of sentence
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- Length of sentences to imprisonment imposed in U.S. District Courts for U.S. Sentencing Commission guideline cases, by type of offense fiscal years 1997-2010
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Length of sentences to imprisonment imposed in U.S. District Courts for U.S. Sentencing Commission guideline cases, by primary offense
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Fines and restitution ordered in U.S. District Courts for U.S. Sentencing Commission guideline cases, by primary offense
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Fines and restitution ordered for organizations sentenced in U.S. District Courts for U.S. Sentencing Commission guideline cases, by primary offense
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U.S. Supreme Court
Cases argued
- Activities of the U.S. Supreme Court at conclusion of the October term, 1976-2009
- U.S. Supreme Court cases argued and decided on merits at conclusion of the October term, 1982-2010
Cases filed, disposed, and pending
- Cases filed, disposed of, and pending in the U.S. Supreme Court, by method of filing at conclusion of the October term, 1976-2009
Writ of certiorari petitions
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Petitions for review on writ of certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court filed, terminated, and pending, by circuit and nature of proceeding
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Other
Abuse of public office, public corruption
- Federal prosecutions of persons involved in corruption of public office, by level of government 1973-2011
Arrests and convictions handled by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service
- Arrests and convictions handled by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service fiscal years 1981-2007, 2009, and 2010
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Arrests and convictions handled by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, by type of offense
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Convictions resulting from arrests by the Drug Enforcement Administration
- Convictions resulting from arrests by the Drug Enforcement Administration, by type of drug fiscal years 1992-2003
Courts-martial cases of the U.S. armed forces
- U.S. Army personnel tried in general, special, and summary courts-martial, and discharges approved, by conviction status, United States fiscal years 1997-2011
- U.S. Navy and Marine Corps personnel tried in general, special, and summary courts-martial, and discharges approved, by conviction status, United States fiscal years 1997-2011
- U.S. Air Force personnel tried in general, special, and summary courts-martial, and discharges approved, by conviction status, United States fiscal years 1997-2011
- U.S. Coast Guard personnel tried in general, special, and summary courts-martial, and discharges approved, by conviction status, United States fiscal years 1997-2011
Executive clemency actions
- Executive clemency applications for Federal offenses handled by the Office of the U.S. Pardon Attorney, by Presidential Administration
Grand jury proceedings and cases filed and disposed of by U.S. attorneys
- Grand jury proceedings and criminal cases filed and terminated by U.S. attorneys in U.S. District Courts, United States fiscal years 1970-2010
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Criminal cases filed and disposed of and number of defendants handled by U.S. attorneys, by offense type, United States
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Immigration offenders processed
- Immigration offenders investigated, charged in U.S. District Courts, and admitted to Federal prison, United States 1985-2000
- Nationality of suspects in matters referred to U.S. attorneys for immigration offenses, United States 2000
Wiretaps, interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications
- Court-authorized orders for interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications, United States 1969-2010
- Court-authorized orders for interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications, by most serious offense under investigation, United States
- Court-authorized orders for interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications, by jurisdiction 1997-2010
- Arrests and convictions resulting from court-authorized orders for interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications, United States 1990-2010
Prosecutions and convictions for violations of immigration and nationality laws
- Prosecutions for violations of U.S. immigration and naturalization laws, by type of case and disposition, and aggregate fines and imprisonment imposed fiscal years 1990, 1993-2004
- Convictions for violations of U.S. immigration and naturalization laws, by offense fiscal years 1990-2004

